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Camera belonging to theatre photographer Douglas H. Jeffery

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

late 19th century

Date: late 19th century. Wooden 18x24 field camera made by Curt Benzin in Görlitz. The object has six parts: *Camera Body, *Three film-magazines *Exposition cord (5 cm) *Crank for adjusting the camera.

The lens is not the part of the object. The camera was made at the end of nineteenth century. Only details stated in the V&A collection record are recorded here.

Evidence at a glance

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Photograph views
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Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics

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Object type
Camera

Identification

Maker
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Institution identifier
O1510643

Catalogue references

  • CatalogueO1510643

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